GSN: Cash Cab Clues (S6, Ep10)

Here is some extra trivia from a Cash Cab episode that aired on 7/30/25 on the Game Show Network. An asterisk will mark the clues that the passengers missed with their wrong answers, if any, in parentheses.

First Fare: JP, AJ, Julie & Sue Ann
$50 ROUND:
1. Dubbed “the fizzy and the furious”, a 2010 viral video features a vehicle fueled by soda and what fresh candy?
2. What precocious outlaw was shot at age 21 by Pat Garrett, the man who became his biographer?
3. Featuring polar-opposite pundits, what CNN show was canceled months after Jon Stewart accused it of hurting America?
4. Perhaps due to poor record-keeping, what city’s great fire of 1666 had fewer than 10 known victims?
$100 ROUND:
1. Also called the ink blot test, what exam has remained posted on Wikipedia over the objection of many psychologists?
2. Reported missing after Hurricane Katrina, what legendary singer of “Blueberry Hill” released a 2006 CD called “Alive and Kicking”?
3. In commemoration of capitalism, a floral dollar signed graced the casket of what author of “Atlas Shrugged”?
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: According to a 2010 survey conducted by stat Browser, what are the 4 most popular web browsers in the U.S.?
4. Known for its irreverent old lady in bunny slippers, what tiny little division of Hallmark launched in 1986?
$200 ROUND:
1. Reminiscent of the old Pets.com mascot, what is the term for someone who uses and alias to praise himself online?

ANSWERS: show

Video Challenge: In this sharp display of fencing, you are watching how offensive thrusts and ripostes can be blocked with a simple flick of the foil. Derived from a Latin word meaning “to prepare”, what’s the term for this standard defense maneuver?
WON: $1800 / won double or nothing

Second Fare: Tom & Tom
$100 ROUND:
1. High over the Yalu River, the first dogfight between jet planes occurred in 1950 in the early stages of what war?
2. Originally named Mr. Video, what iconic arcade-game character was given a mustache because it was too hard to depict his mouth?
3. Boasting 16,500 square feet of pure pork fun, a museum in Austin, MN pays homage to what brand of canned meat?
4. Also called a Congolese spotted lion, the Lijagulep is a rare cross between a lion and what 2 other big cats?
$100 ROUND:
1. Enabling toddlers to fall without fractures, what specific part of the leg does not turn into bone until around age 3?
2. Meaning “wind water”, what Chinese system for harmonious living has been described by some as an ancient form of claptrap?
3. In the 20th century, hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland most frequently during what month of the year?
4. Measuring the potency of potables, what percentage is abbreviated ABV on bottles of booze?

ANSWERS: show

WON: $0 / 3 strikes

Third Fare: Rosanna, Rod
Double Cash
$100 ROUND:
1. Allowing drivers to keep an eye on the competition, what mounted automotive feature debuted in 1911 at the Indy 500?
2. Famously grown in Hawaii, what variety of nut is commonly chopped up to simulate crack cocaine in police stings?
3. Once called the “Athens of the South”, what Tennessee music mecca boasts a full-scale reproduction of the Parthenon?
4. Launched in 2006, what popular gaming system encourages the creation of digital avatars called Miis?
$200 ROUND:
1. Last printed in 2006, what rare denomination of U.S. currency counts for over $1.7 billion in circulation?
2. Prompting a swift outcry, what host of “The 700 Club” blamed Haiti’s tragic earthquake on a pact with the devil?
3. Alluding to a well-known symptom, what flower is the odd symbol of the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada?
4. Because it’s grooved tip resembles a jester’s cap, what chess piece is known as “the Fool” in France?
$400 ROUND:
1. Often quoted in the papers, what odd-sounding Connecticut university is renowned for its political polling institute?
2. On display in London since 1957, what famed clipper ship lends its name to a brand of scotch whiskey?
3. Used to share bookmarks, what web service was introduced to the iPhone in 2009 via an application called Tasty?

ANSWERS: show

WON: $0 / 3 strikes, just one of their unused shoutouts could have saved the $1,800 that was at stake!!